[Daily Maverick] Many South Africans, some contractors working on the construction of the French Total energy company's Afungi liquid natural gas processing plant, were caught up in the violence and at least one is known to have died.

[Swazi Media] There has been a 'drastic deterioration' in human rights in Swaziland (eSwatini), a United Nations group investigating the kingdom, ruled by absolute monarch King Mswati III, was told.

[VOA] Geneva -- The World Food Program is warning of severe food shortages and rising hunger in Angola as the country is gripped by its worst drought in nearly four decades.

[HRW] ISIS-Linked Armed Group Attacks Civilians in Palma

[Daily Maverick] Why is it so darn hard to get avocados from Tanzania into the South African market, which is burdened with the high prices of imported avos for significant periods? This is the experience of one avo farmer.

[New Zimbabwe] Richman Myambo, 47, from Chipinge, Zimbabwe was heading home before he claimed an unidentified flying object appeared out of nowhere. He said he spotted an unusual light in the sky, followed by a deafening noise.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Botswana has joined many of the world's countries in rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine.

[Botswana Daily News] Serowe -- The depressing COVID-19 pandemic, that created financial woes for many, has not discouraged Mr Edward Rantshu a farmer in Xhobatjenaa cattle post.

[Daily Maverick] As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc in our country, those who seek to cause confusion, chaos and public harm have powerful tools of mis- and disinformation to do just that.

[Daily Maverick] Photographs rendered apartheid visible, helping to make the world aware of it and to spur resistance. A new book does the same for the plight of often persecuted migrants in South Africa, where they are blamed for social and economic...

[Daily Maverick] There is no end in sight to the instability at the once-renowned nature conservation agency.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza will on Monday, 29 March 2021, lead an oversight visit to the Aspen Pharmacare sterile manufacturing facility and Coega Special Economic Zone at Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

[Daily Maverick] Open-water swimming at sea was once a sport practised by just a handful of diehard adventurers. Today it is a global phenomenon, but only the brave tackle South Africa's toughest swims, which include Robben Island, Cape Point and Fal...

[Daily Maverick] A woman living in Algoa Court and speaking on condition of anonymity said this incident was preceded by an earlier incident where an Americans' gangster was wounded by one of his own.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza will today visit the Aspen Pharmacare sterile manufacturing facility and Coega Special Economic Zone at Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape.

[Nation] As the Linda Boni operation intensified in Lamu, the easy routes for Coast youths to sneak into Somalia and join al-Shabaab were blocked.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa lost to Sudan 2-0 on Sunday. Bafana Bafana put on yet another disappointing show, falling at the final hurdle in their attempt to qualify for a second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations tournament. As a result, Molefi Nts...

[Daily Maverick] The party's weekend NEC meeting appears to be a breakpoint: the two factions that have tenuously co-existed since Ramaphosa was elected party leader in December 2017 are now in open political warfare. The meeting appears to have desc...

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's 'dismally slow' vaccine acquisition and roll-out means the country will effectively have to rely on natural infection to reach herd immunity, with an estimated 150,000 lives lost to Covid-19 already.

[Daily Maverick] It is reasonable to conclude that Jacob Zuma now endorses the possibility of future illegal - and, almost certainly, violent - action by his supporters, who will argue that they are acting, as he says, for 'true freedom and democracy...

[Daily Maverick] It's been reported that the meeting descended into chaos as opposing factions went toe to toe to push for the motion and to oppose it.

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE in Raffingora, Saturday, disrupted an MDC Alliance meeting before arresting three of the opposition party's officials for convening a gathering in violation of Covid-19 prevention regulations.

[State Department] The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attacks and violence against civilians in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique. The attacks show a complete disregard for the local population, which has suffered tremendous...

[The Herald] The 2021 edition of National Arts Merit Awards (NAMAs) was aired on Saturday night with glitz and glamour, but the organisers have to explain their selection criteria, which some felt left out some deserving cases.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa was on Saturday considering sending special forces to the northern Mozambican coastal town of Palma to evacuate several South Africans believed to be still trapped or held hostage by the Islamist insurgents who overran t...

[Daily Maverick] South Africans are believed to have been killed on Friday when jihadist insurgents reportedly overran a hotel in the coastal town of Palma in northern Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.

[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company Total has announced that it is suspending resumption of work on building natural gas liquefaction plants in the Afungi Peninsula, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Minister of Health and Wellness has thanked USAID for funding civil society organisations at a tune of P328 million.

[Botswana Daily News] Gaborone -- Team Swift's Thabiso Mokalake has raised the bar higher by completing the 3 000km Team Swift Grand March Challenge race eight days before the end.

[Balancing Act] London -- Given the continuing slow transition to terrestrial DTT in many countries, international satellite operators like Intelsat and SES are trying to change the broadcast landscape by offering African viewers bouquets with conten...